Degree programme Psychology with Focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy (Master) accredited

Important information

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Admission requirements

Prerequisite for the admission of the study is:
• first in Germany recognised university degree that qualifies for a profession of at least six semesters in psychology or a degree from a public or state-approved university of cooperative education in Psychology.
• English proficiency of level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), if English is not the main language of the applicant. Notes to the required language skills

Aptitude assessment and NC (numerus clausus) selection

Information and documents to be submitted
• The selection procedure is based on TU Dresden Regulations for Award of Master's degrees [Mastervergabeordnung der TU Dresden] and on special regulations of the faculty concerning the selection process.

General information regarding NC selection procedures can be found here.
A short version regarding the NC selection procedure in English can be found here.

German language requirements

International applicants and German applicants with foreign school leaving certificate please find information here: language requirements.

Application hints and tips

If, at the time of the application, proof of the first degree that qualifies for a profession cannot yet be provided, applicants will be considered if 80% of the achievable points of the university degree can be proven by a certificate of the university of origin (Examining Office), on the basis of a completed module exam, assignment paper or colloquium. For Master study programmes with restricted admission (TU-NC), the certificate shall also include a provisional average mark, calculated on the basis of academic achievements already completed.

The degree program has recently been offered for the first time. Applications and enrollments are possible for the winter semester 2021/2022 from the 1st to the 3rd semester and for the following summer semester 2022 from the 2nd to the 4th semester.

General information for the degree programme

The Master’s degree programme in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy has a modular structure. The curriculum is divided into 4 semesters. The Master's programme comprises six modules in the compulsory area and three or four elective compulsory modules, depending on the supplementary area chosen, which allow students to decide what they want to focus on. To deepen the clinical psychology knowledge, students can choose between the elective compulsory area I: Application-Orientated Specialisation with two modules, and the elective compulsory area II: Research-Orientated Specialisation with two modules, whereby one of the two areas must be chosen. To broaden the clinical psychology knowledge, students can choose either the supplementary area Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience with one module or the supplementary area Human Performance in Socio-Technical Systems with two modules, whereby one of the two supplementary areas must be chosen.

Study contents

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Professional field

Upon completion of the Master's degree programme in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, students have the professional qualification to work in the field of clinical psychology. They meet the essential professional requirements for admission to the postgraduate continuing education programme to become a psychological psychotherapist (Psychologische/r Psychotherapeut/in) or a child and adolescent psychotherapist (Kinder- und Jugendlichenpsychotherapeut/in) (according to Psychotherapeutengesetz - PsychThG), whereby, according to current administrative practice, the formal requirement for admission to the examination as a psychological psychotherapist or child and adolescent psychotherapist is a consecutive Bachelor's and Master's degree programme in psychology.